"Life Inspired" Layout by DT Kate

Good morning!

Today's lovely vintage inspiration is the creative work of our talented 

DT Kate Blue, inspired by our 

May Stash Challenge

Kate:

"I had this picture of my dad (maybe age 18?) sitting on my desk since last year so I knew this challenge was perfect for me to finally do a vintage layout since I haven't done one in ages! Plus, I wanted any excuse to use this awesome feather!

(E) enamels (white)

(M) Modeling paste w/ my Heidi Swapp star stencils

(B) birds (both on the Simple Stories white sticker and the Prima enamel square)

(O) Overlay (Studio Calico-just a small piece of it)

(S) Sequins (both gold and lavender)

(S) Stars (Studio Calico wood veneers)"

Here's a look at the challenge that inspired Kate's layout:

For complete challenge details and rules, click HERE

You have until May 29th to link up your entries to be entered into our monthly prize drawing

for this awesome prize:

generously donated by our AWESOME May Sponsor

REDD ROBIN STUDIOS

As always, thank you for visiting us and make sure you return tomorrow for more fabulous inspiration from our Design Team!

Happy Scrapping!

"Wonder Joshua Tree" Layout by DT Becky

Happy Monday everyone!

Welcome to another day of Design Team inspiration.

Today DT Becky is sharing a fantastic page inspired by our

May Stash Challenge:

Becky:

"I continue to be inspired by quilting in scrapbooking. This time I pieced together a collection of patterned papers around four photos taken at Joshua Tree in January. I then added stitching around all the pieces. However, I just noticed I forgot to stitch one of the pieces. Can you find it? 

This is the list of the stash items I used:

E: Enamel Dots

M: Mist

B: Black Pen and Thread

O: Orange

S: Stitching

S: Staples

Lots of fabulous inspiration from the team this month.

How does our May Stash Challenge inspire you?

Create a layout and link up with us by May 29th and show us what this challenge inspired you to pull out of your stash!

The prize you are playing for this month is a $25 Gift Card:

generously donated by our May Sponsor

Redd Robin Studios 

The team is looking forward to seeing all of your creative entries!

Happy Scrapping!

Design Team Call

Scrap Our Stash is excited to announce that we are accepting applications for our next term.  We are in search of Designers who are enthusiastic, reliable and committed.  We welcome International, past and present designer submissions.   Designers with no prior experience are also encouraged to apply.

DATES to remember:

• Submissions will be taken until: May 23, 2015
• New Design Team will be announced:  June 14, 2015
• New Design Reveals: July 1st

SOS Design Team Requirements:

• Commit to a 6 month term: July 1 – Dec 31, 2015
• Complete 2 projects a month (Challenges are posted 2-3 months in advance with due dates)
• Visit challenge participants blogs and leave comments.
• Maintain an active and updated blog.
• Post our challenges, events, and your projects on your blog on reveal day and link back to the SOS Blog.
• Promote SOS challenges and events on Facebook, Twitter, etc.
• Display the SOS “Design Team Blinkie” on your blog   
• Actively participate in one blog hop or event during the term.  
• Submit your DT reveals no later than five days before scheduled post.
• Have a Facebook account.  Our Design Team Group is on FB and that is how we communicate with the team.

Benefits:

• A link to your blog and your photo will be displayed on the SOS blog, which has a large following.
• Your creations will be promoted through several online sources.
• You will be a part of a group of fun loving,  drama free scrappers!

Please include the following in your application: 

• First and Last Name, Email Address and Location
• Link to your Blog
• List of Current Design Teams
• 1 -2 short paragraphs letting us know a little about you.  

Email your application to: scrapourstash@gmail.com with Design Team Call in the subject line.

"On the Road" Layout by DT Claire

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Today's featured layout is the awesome creative work of DT Claire, inspired by our

May Stash Challenge:

Claire:

"Loving these stash challenges, inspired me to pull out a photo from 2009 and start my travel album from Washington to Colorado. This is the title page to that album. I used Crate Paper Journey along with My Mind's Eye Essentials and an old die cut title. 

E: emboss (dry and heat)

M: modeling paste, My Mind's Eye

B: button, banner

O: October Afternoon flair, "O" -on, our, 101, road

S: staples, sequins

S: stencil

I heat embossed the title. I had black embossing powder that had not been used yet. I also embossed the wood veneer sheet using a wood grain embossing folder, then proceeded to hide it under the layers, ha! I made my own banner using the die cut pack and chipboard pieces, which is one of my favorite embellishing methods. 

I hope you have fun with this challenge and I cant wait to see your layouts using E-M-B-O-S-Sing."

Remember our May Stash Challenge does not end until the 29th!  For the challenge and complete details and rules, click HERE

And...the here's the prize you are playing for this month,

generously donated by

Redd Robin Studios

Thank you for stopping by and make sure you return tomorrow for more Design Team inspiration!

Have a great week!

"Elizabeth" Layout by DT Robin

Hello and welcome to another day of 

May Stash Challenge

inspiration.   Today's adorable layout is the creative work of DT Robin!

Robin:

I just ADORE these brightcolors! And, of course, my little Dog Daughter, Elizabeth...

For this challenge, I used:

E-Embroidered Patch

M-My Little Shoe Box (papers) & Maya Road (Velvet bird stickers)

B-Borders (verticle flower border)

O-Organdy Ribbon Flower

S-Stamp (date stamp)

S-Scallop (Scallop Circle)

Now it is your turn to create a layout inspired by our challenge and show us what you have hiding in your stash that can be used for each letter in the work EMBOSS

For complete challenge details and rules, click HERE

Link up your entries by May 29th to be entered into this month's prize drawing!

Continue to enjoy your weekend and return tomorrow for more fabulous

Design Team inspiration!

"Alex Gone Wild" Layout by DT Nicole

Today we are featuring this awesome "wild" layout created by DT Nicole,

inspired by our

May Stash Challenge

Nicole:

Hello! I've got a fun and WILD layout to share with you today based on Stash Challenge #26! This layout is actually a frame that I created as a special order from a friend for one of her friends' little boy. With no further ado, let's go ahead and see what stash I used based on the word of the month, E-M-B-O-S-S! E - I went along with the word itself and I used some dry embossing on the tags using my Cuttlebug. M - The fun corrugated cardboard shapes come from a Canadian company called Magenta. B - You've probably recognized the fabulous Bo Bunny collection 'Zoology' that I was lucky enough to win back when it was first released a couple years ago! O - I struggled with this one because I must admit, I had already created most of my layout before I started thinking of the letter 'O'. Nothing I could think of seemed to work, unless I got a little help from my friend Rochelle who came up with 'orange'... That fit in perfectly with my layout. I used orange Distress Stain to color some twine that I tied on one of the tags. I also used some orange brads. S - I added some handmade stitching. S - My page just wouldn't be the same without all those cute dimensional stickers from the Bo Bunny collection! I hope you like my layout! If you do, come and visit my blog at
Scrap Utopia 
to see more!

How can you not be inspired by Nicole's fantastic take on our
May Stash Challenge

For complete challenge details and rules, click HERE

Looking forward to seeing all of the wonderful ways this challenge inspires each of you!
You have until May 29th, 11:59 (PM) PST to link up your entries for a chance to win this awesome prize from our sponsor
Redd Robin Studios

Thank you for stopping by today and make sure you return tomorrow for more of our
Design Team inspiration!

"So Lovely" Layout by Joefil

Happy Wednesday!

DT Joefil has created this beautiful layout, inspired by our 

May Stash Challenge

to share with us today:

Joefil:  

"I had fun creating this page using my daughter's photo, I used all paper from MME. I love this challenge because you will dig deep into your stash. So, in this challenge I used:

E- Enamel dots

M- MME & Molding paste

B- Brad & Buttons

O- Overlay (scalloped frame behind the photo)

S- Stencils

S-Stamps

I hope my layout inspires you!

Can't wait to see what you can create!"

Inspired by Joefil's layout? 

Click HERE for challenge details and rules!

Please link up your entries by May 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) to be entered into or monthly

 prize drawing.

Thank you for visiting today!

"Remember (That's What He Said)" Layout by DT Lynn

Hello All!

Thanks for stopping by today to check out the fabulous "funny" inspiration our talented 

DT Lynn has created to share with you inspired by our 

May Stash Challenge:

Lynn:

"Welcome back SOS fans! I created this fun layout about my dear husband (lol) who is quite funny! He let me snap this photo of him holding a sign "If at first you don't succeed try doing it the way your wife told you." I thought that this photo deserved to be an a layout wink emoticon 

don't you agree? wink wink.

Here is how I was inspired to use my stash with the current stash word challenge:

E ~ enamel dots

M ~ mist

B ~ black pen, bicycle

O ~ orange, OMG

S ~ stickers, stars

S~ Studio Calico

Thanks for popping in today! Have a great week!

Check out my blog for more close-ups."

Lynn

Inspired by Lynn's layout?   Here is a look our challenge:

Our team would love to see how this challenge inspires you!

For complete details and rules, click HERE

This month, you are playing for this awesome prize from our sponsor

Redd Robin Studios:

Have a great day and return tomorrow for more May Stash Challenge

 inspiration from our design team!

" Agrigento: Layout by DT Tanti

Hello and welcome to another day of fabulous

May Stash Challenge 

inspiration, created by DT Tanti:

Tanti:

"For the challenge I used a photo of my daughter that I shot during our vacation in Sicily, Italy, back in 2008.

We've visited the ancient city "Agrigento“. I love to visit ancient cities. I also love this photo very much. it's so fun to look at, because my daughter looks so tiny between those two giant pilars. 

I did a lot of fussy cut work for this layout.

You can see all the details on my blog:

www.tantikcreation.blogspot.de

This is the list of the stash items I used:

E – Embossing Powder ( I used it for my title).

M – Maggie Holmes PP, Map PP from MME.

B – Brads.

O – October Afternoon Sticker. ( For the date).

S- Stamps ( The arrows).

S – Staples."

Now it is your turn , to create a layout inspired by our May Stash Challenge.
For the complete challenge details and rules. click HERE!

Have a wonderful day and stop by tomorrow for more Design Team inspiration!

"Just 4 Fun" Layout by DT Elena

Happy Sunday Everyone!

I hope everyone had a chance to participate in some of the National Scrapbooking Day festivities and challenges and if not, hopefully today you can get in on some of the wonderful activities still going on at various sites. 

You still have until tonight (May 3rd) 11:59 PM (PST) to enter into the 

Scrap Our Stash NSD GIVEAWAY 

for details visit our Facebook Page!

Now for today's "FUN" inspiration created by DT Elena, inspired by our 

May Stash Challenge

Elena:

"Me and my friends "Fab5" love to do silly pictures just for fun and during my daughter's birthday party while she had fun with her little friends, I had fun with my (no more little) friends and we took these silly selfies!!"

I used:

Envelope 

Metal clip 

Banner 

Owl 

Stencil (FAB by Heidi Swapp) 

Sticker"

Here is a look at the challenge that inspired Elena's layout:

Click HERE for complete challenge details and rules.

You have until May 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) to complete your take on this challenge and link up with us for a chance to win this awesome prize from our sponsir

Redd Robin Studios

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and return tomorrow for more Design team inspiration!

"Monorail" Layout by DT Steffanie

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

I hope you are all somewhere having a scrapping good time today whether it be alone in your own home or with a group of friends!

Have you checked out our NSD Giveaway on Facebook?  

If not, click HERE for the details.

You have until Sunday, May 3rd, 11:59 PM (PST) to enter.

Now onto our daily Design Team inspiration!

Today's bright and cheerful May Stash Challenge inspiration is the beautiful creative work of our talented DT Steffanie:

Steffanie:

"Another Disney page for you! I got away for a long weekend crop and cranked out a bunch of pages that I'm very excited to share! 

This challenge had lots of letters to help you really get into your stash. Here is what I used:

E - enamel dots, Echo Park papers, Ek Success punch

M - Mickey punch, metal staples, the letter "m"

B - buttons

O - orange, the letter "o"

S- stickers, Simple Stories (red alpha)

S- staples, stitching (faux), striped paper"

What items in your stash can you find using the letters in the word EMBOSS?

Show us how this challenge inspires you and you could win the following prize from our awesome May Sponsor
Redd Robin Studios:

Click HERE for the challenge details and rules!!!

Have a great day and return tomorrow for more of our daily Design Team inspiration!

National Scrapbooking Weekend Giveaway!

Hello Scrappers!

It is National Scrapbooking Weekend and to celebrate, 

Scrap Our Stash is sponsoring a 

GIVEAWAY!!!

We are giving away a $20 Gift Card to the winner's choice of one of the following

online scrapbooking stores:

Creative Embellishments

The ScrapRoom

17Turtles

Clique Kits

All you have to do is leave a comment on the "Giveaway" post on our
Facebook Page
 letting us know how you are spending National Scrapbook Day/Weekend!!!

That's it ...easy peasy!!!!

YOU HAVE UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 3rd, 11:59 PM (PST) 

to enter!

The randomly drawn winner will be announced on Tuesday, May 5th!!!
The winner will have 14 days to claim their prize.  

Enjoy your weekend and don't forget to check out our 

May Stash Challenge

Good Luck and Happy Scrapping Everyone!!!

May Stash Challenge #26 ~ Guest Designer

What an awesome response we had to our April challenges! Thank you to everyone who entered, we hope you will all play along with us again this month.

It's reveal day for our new stash challenge, but first...
a BIG THANK YOU to our
May Sponsor

Redd Robin Studios

About Redd Robin Studios:

Redd Robin Studios is an online Etsy Shoppe.
 We carry scrapbook supplies, art supplies, mixed media supplies and, now, PLANNER supplies!

If you need something that we don't have, message us and we'll see what we can do.

Redd Robin Studios

Redd Robin Studios is awarding the following prize to our May random drawn winner:

 We would love for you to take some time out and visit

Redd Robin Studios!

It is now time to reveal our 

May Stash Challenge

Your challenge is to create a layout and include an item from your stash for each letter in the word

E-M-B-O-S-S
(You cannot use the word embellishment for the letter "E" and you must us a different stash item for each S)

Please remember to list what items you used for each letter when posting your entry.

Entries linked up without a list will not be eligible for the prize drawing. 

Entries are due: May 29th, 11:59 PM (PST)

Click HERE for our challenge guidelines

Meet our 

May Guest Designer
Jinny Newlin

"My family and I live in a small suburb of Kansas City, Kansas, just over an hour and a half north of where I grew up. I am a former kindergarten teacher turned adoring wife to BJ and stay-at-home, homeschool mom to Ezekiel (11), Adina (6), and Kaden (1). When I’m not taking care of or playing with my family, you can find me cooking, baking, gardening, camping, sewing, taking pictures, blogging at Soaring, and of course, paper crafting. My love for the latter started, over thirteen years ago, at a Stampin’ Up workshop; but I have been creating with any and every form of crafting media, that I could get my hands on, since I was old enough to hold a crayon. I’ve been honored to have had a number of published works of art, as well as to get to design for some of my most favorite manufacturers and challenge blogs, which currently includeStuck?! Sketches and The Studio, and am just thrilled to be guest designing with the talented ladies at Scrap Our Stash. I hope that I can inspire you all to get creating!"

Check out this adorable layout Jinny created inspired by our April Stash Challenge

“Sweet Dreams”

Here is what Jinny shared about the challenge and her reveal:

"I just love the freedom that comes with the challenges at Scrap Our Stash! I like to load my pages with lots of layers and details, so I always find picking an item for each letter of the chosen word, while challenging, super fun! Inspiration for my page came from that gorgeous, Dear Lizzy, moon phases, patterned paper, which came in my Noel Mignon Hello Darling Classic Kit this month, and I knew would pair perfectly with these photos of my baby bear. He was just three-days-old in the pics and all snug and toasty warm after his bath on his first morning at home. Further inspiration came from a fun, Washi Tape stamp set, as well as lots of tags, Polaroids, and veneer bits, that I just received in a scrumptious box from Elle’s Studio.

My “EMBOSS” list…

E = eyelets

M = moons

B = buttons, bow, baby, & a tiny green balloon

O = orange

S = silver, stripes, stenciling, & stamping

S = stickers, stars, string, & Silhouette"

Thank you so much Jinny for agreeing to be our May guest Designer and providing us with such gorgeous inspiration!
We are thrilled and appreciate you being here!

Okay SOS fans, as always, we have provided you with a challenge, awesome inspiration and a fabulous prize...it is now your turn to"show us what you working with!"

Thank you for stopping by and make sure you return tomorrow for more
May Stash Challenge inspiration from a member of our Design Team.

April Winners Announced!!!

Hello Everyone, 

Sorry we are a little late in announcing the April winners!
 Thank you everyone for joining in!
There was an over abundance of beautiful interpretations linked up for both challenges,
which makes it hard for the team to just pick three.
And as always, it is wonderful seeing such diverse creative ideas!

Our Design Team has voted and here's our April

Top 3 Picks

Well...this month it is 4 picks because there was a tie

(In order of linkup)

#8 ~ Lisa M

#11 ~ Allison Callcott

#37 ~ Jinny Newlin

#81 ~ Michelle Whorwood

Congratulations ladies!!!!

One of you will be contacted and invited to be our Guest Designer for the month of May!

Please grab our new TOP 3 blinkie below so that you can BRAG on your own blog ;

And now for our April randomly drawn winner…

#50 ~ Lisa M

Congratulations Lisa!!!

You have won the following prize, generously donated by our sponsor
Creative Embellishments

Please leave a comment below AND...

email us at scrapourstash@gmail.com with April Winner

 in the subject line and we will get your prize sent out to you!!!!

Here's our WINNERS blinkie below to add to your blog:

Special thanks to our
April Sponsor
Creative Embellishments

April Guest Designer
Tone K Jenson
&
April Guest Sketch Artist
Laura Whitaker

The Scrap Our Stash team appreciates your generosity and support!!!

Make sure you stop by tomorrow for our May Stash Challenge!!!

Reminder....April Challenges

Hi there!

Just posting a reminder letting you know there is still time to complete our April Challenges

The dead line is tonight (Apr 29th) 11:59 PM (PST)

Here is the prize you are playing for this month, generously donated by our

April Sponsor

Creative Embellishments

And...here are the April Challenges:

April Stash Challenge:

Your challenge is to create a layout and include an item from your stash for each letter in the word 

S-T-A-M-P.

Please remember to list what items you used for each letter when posting your entry.

April Sketch Challenge:

Create a layout inspired by this awesome sketch designed by Laura Whitaker

And... the inspiration photo.

You can use the colors, shapes, phrases, etc. just let us know in your write up what element of the photo you used as inspiration to complete your layout. 

For each challenge you complete you will receive an entry into our monthly prize drawing!

So complete both challenges and that gives you two chances to win!

Have a Scraptabulous Day!

"Cherish My Family" Layout by Rochelle

Hello!

Today's April Sketch Challenge inspiration is this beautiful layout by Rochelle:

Rochelle:

"Although this photo didn't come out good, it is very special to me. This photo was taken on Thanksgiving with my husband and children, at my ex-husband's house, with our children we have together and his family. It is so wonderful for a blended family to come together and have such a great time. I know it's hard for most to understand the dynamics of a how blended families work, but this photo represents that with much love, dedication and support, it works and it works wonderfully! We are truly a blessed family and I cherish them dearly! :)

For the challenge, I pretty much stayed true to the sketch and for the photo inspiration, I was inspired by the flowers and by the dots on the page.:

Just a reminder, you have until April 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) to complete one or both of our April challenges for a chance to win our April prize generously donated by our awesome sponsor:

You will earn in entry into the April prize drawing for each challenge you complete!

Click HERE for both challenges and details!

Happy Scrapping!!!

"Cancun, Mexico" Layout by DT Tracy

Hello and thank you for stopping by!

Today's lovely inspiration is being shared by DT Tracy:

Tracy:

"The first thing that inspired me most about the inspirational photo was the color palette. I just love happy, bright colors! And I instantly knew which photo I was going to scrap too! 

I dug into my older paper collections and Sketchbook by Amy Tangerine was the perfect choice. I gathered up some bits and pieces of the papers and did some fussy cutting as well. I also included a bright yellow flower doilie that was perfect for the colors too, along with some homemade yoyo flowers that I've had stored in a jar for years. 

I'm really enjoying myself being on the SOS DT because it's giving me the incentive to actually dig through my older, stashed product and use it up!"

Inspired by Tracy's layout?
Here is a look at the sketch and photo inspiration that inspired Tracy's layout:

Create a layout using the sketch and the photo as inspiration, link it up by
April 29th for a chance to win this month's awesome prize from our sponsor

For complete challenge details and rules, click HERE!

We look forward to seeing all of the creative ways, you are all inspired by our

April sketch and photo inspiration!

Enjoy the rest of your day and stop by tomorrow for more design team inspiration!

"The Color Run" Layout by DT Kate

Hi everyone!

Today's bright and colorful inspiration is the creative work of our talented DT Kate

inspired by our

April Sketch Challenge:

Kate:

"First 5K in 2014 and it was so much fun! Color Run at the National Harbor and the temps were perfect, Had a foot injury so I walked it and it was still lots of fun with the bff and my daughter! 

Great sketch and I had fun pulling out all my Bella Blvd stash! I was inspired by the mood board in so many ways: First, it had my love of GOLD, then I was inspired by the polka dots, the rainbow colors with lots of focus on fuchsia and the feeling that the layout should be about something that made me very, very happy!"

Here is a look at the sketch and photo inspiration that inspired Kate's layout:

Create a layout inspired by the sketch AND...the inspiration photo and link it up by 

April 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) for a chance to win this prize

from our April Sponsor:

For complete challenge details and rules, click HERE

As always we appreciate you stopping by our blog as well as your comments.

Have a wonderful week!